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Night crowd
A large crowd was seen walking home along a busy highway near midnight Wednesday in one of the more notorious suburbs of Port Moresby. They were returning from a church crusade nearby. Good on them.
Backside still

This bus stop shelter lying on its backside near the Eight-Mile roundabout in Port Moresby has been crying out for attention for more than a year to be put upright again. MP Kaupa or Governor Parkop? Anybody?
Olympics winner
If we take the population, size of the economy and the number of medals won at the Tokyo Olympics, San Marino (pop 34,000) with its three medals is the winner. In the Pacific, NZ comes 5th, Fiji 8th and Australia 14th.
Thought for today
If you try and fail, congratulate yourself because most people would not even try.
Top quote
“We are worried about the customary land transfers happening in our cities where the landowners are selling the land to others. The lands department cannot stop them so we are trying to work with them to sort out those traditional landowner issues.” Lands Minister John Rosso.